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Discounts, Discounts
Discounts, Discounts
Discounts are never an easy thing to deal with. They very much change, depending on the mood, the business environment, the type of work, the industry and what I can get away with. I have set a policy, many times, but the policy change on regular basis.
As I get busier, I give less and less discounts, but give more and more extras. I wrote about this in: Discounts
- On stock: I have already spent the money on the photo shoot. I have spent the time processing and key wording the photos. I will give up to 20% as a discount. Never gone past 20%.
- On photo shoots: No discount, unless it's a new industry that I want to learn from1, but I will give some extras as explained in: Discounts
When somebody asks for a deeper discount, I always answer:
"I can't afford to go out of business!"
What will they answer? "I want you to go out of business" or...
1 here we go again with the changing policies ↑
Discounts are never an easy thing to deal with. They very much change, depending on the mood, the business environment, the type of work, the industry and what I can get away with. I have set a policy, many times, but the policy change on regular basis.
As I get busier, I give less and less discounts, but give more and more extras. I wrote about this in: Discounts
- On stock: I have already spent the money on the photo shoot. I have spent the time processing and key wording the photos. I will give up to 20% as a discount. Never gone past 20%.
- On photo shoots: No discount, unless it's a new industry that I want to learn from1, but I will give some extras as explained in: Discounts
When somebody asks for a deeper discount, I always answer:
"I can't afford to go out of business!"
What will they answer? "I want you to go out of business" or...
1 here we go again with the changing policies ↑
